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EXPL2A-00233Cartiers ships leaving St. Malo, France, to sail for North America, 1530s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00240Ship " Victoria, " one of Magellans fleet which circumnavigated the earth, 1519-1520. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Borchgrevink marking the Antarctic mainland for Norway, 1894Borchgrevinks expedition planting the Norwegian flag amidst penguins on the Antarctic mainland, 1894. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Norse settlement ruins in GreenlandRuins of a Viking church at Katortok, Greenland, view in 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
The search for Sir John Franklins Arctic expedition, 1850s" Resolute" and four other ships leaving England to search for Franklins lost Arctic expedition, 1852. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Sailing unknown seas in the Age of DiscoveryNavigating the Sea of Darkness. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction
BUSN2A-00027Native Americans aboard ship to trade their furs to Europeans. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00115Henry Hudson meeting with Native Americans along the Hudson River, 1609. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00107Ships in busy Lisbon harbor, circa 1600. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century reproduction of the original illustration from DeBry
Viking explorers on the North American coastViking settlers exploring the North American coast. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00024Map of the Atlantic with the New World coast, drawn in 1500 by Juan de la Cosa, Columbus pilot. Hand colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of the original chart
EXPL2A-00020Ships of Ferdinand Magellan rounding Tierra del Fuego to circumnavigate the earth 1519 to 1521. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00018Columbus showing a map to Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00009Three ships of Columbus approaching the New World, 1492. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Columbus first sighting the New WorldColumbus getting his first sight of the New World from the deck of the Santa Maria, 1492. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00006Columbuss hospitable reception by Guacanagari, Caribbean chief, after shipwreck of Santa Maria, 1492. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00004Expedition of Christopher Columbus landing at Hispaniola, 1492. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00036Wreck of Columbuss flagship Santa Maria on the coast of Hispaniola, 1492. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00066Landing of Columbus expedition on the island of Guanahane in 1492. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century painting by Dioscoro Puebla
EXPL2A-00088Death of Magellan on the island of Mactan, Philippines, in 1521, before completing his circumnavigation of the earth. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00091Henry Hudsons ship " Half-Moon" ascending the Hudson River, 1609. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00089Caravel " Santa Maria, " the flagship of Columbus first voyage and which sank off Hispaniola in 1492. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00061Ptolemys world map, circa 150 AD, from the edition of 1472. Color halftone reproduction of the first printed edition of 1472
EVCW2A-00140Confederate ironclad " Merrimac, " from a sketch made the day before the battle with Union " Monitor, " 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Fish market at a Norwegian port, 1880sFishermen selling their fresh cod in Bergen, Norway, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVCW2A-00113Sinking of the ironclad USS Monitor in a gale off North Carolina, 1862, crew making for the USS Rhode Island. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
CSS Sumter at New Orleans, 1861Confederate cruiser " Sumter" leaving New Orleans, June 1861. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00230Jacques Cartier erects a cross along the Saint Lawrence River, claiming Quebec for France, 1534. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00231Shipwrecks in the Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf of St Lawrence, Canada. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00234Huron chief Donnacona warns Cartiers expedition not to sail up the St Lawrence River, 1535. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GCAN2A-00016Louisbourg, Canada, besieged by New Englanders under the British flag, 1745. Hand-colored woodcut of a contemporary chart
EXPL2A-00297Champlains 1613 map of his settlement at Port Royal, now Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of Champlains drawing
Gatling-gun fired by British sailors, 1870sGatling-gun in use by the Royal Navy, 1878. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GGBR2A-00021London before the Great Fire of 1666. Hand-colored woodcut
EVNT2P-00002Spanish Armadas admiral surrenders his sword to Francis Drake, 1588. Photogravure of an illustration by Seymour Lucas
PBIB2A-00067King Hirams fleet brings gifts to Solomon. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Ancient Greeks celebrating victory at SalamisGreeks celebrating their naval victory over the Persians at Salamis, 449 BC. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century painting
British Navy bombarding the shores of Chesapeake Bay, War of 1812Fort McHenry and Baltimore under British naval artillery attack, 1814. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00306Relative size of the American and English fleets at the start of the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00291John Smiths map of New England, with inset portrait, circa 1620. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of the original
EXPL2A-00292Destruction of John Smiths ship by the Spanish, ending his New England venture. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVRV2A-00051American sailor of the Revolutionary War era, late 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Hand-colored engravingSiege of Charleston, South Carolina. by the British during the American Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Hand-colored woodcutChinese immigrants aboard the Pacific Mail steamship " Alaska, " bound for San Francisco, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HUSG2A-00029Chinese immigrants at the San Francisco custom-hoouse, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
US-French naval battle in the Quasi-War with France, 1798-1800American ship " Boston" firing on " Le Berceau" in an undeclared naval war with France, 1800. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVRV2A-00139Recruiting privateersmen to serve the American cause in the Revolutionary War, New London, Connecticut. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration
EVRV2A-00138John Paul Joness ship " Bon Homme Richard" defeating the British " Serapis, " 1779. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration